Well, well, well! Those of you who have doubted before will be amazed at a twofer from yesterday. I’m sure all of you caught the big news out of Huntsville, AL yesterday. That’s right, school board superintendent Ann Roy Moore is stepping down. This is, of course, no surprise to me or to readers of my blog. You can check the story here if you’re just dying for all of the juicy details.
Now, why was yesterday a twofer? Well, on the plane flying back from San Francisco last night I was having a small altercation with the woman sitting in front of me. I was on United, and in the back of the plane. This means that I was effective shoved into a 2’x2’ square, just like the Yoga master on “That’s Incredible”. (Right, the show with Fran Tarkenton) Anyway, I’m shoved in there with my knees up against the back of the seat in front of me. The lady attempts to recline, but my knees halt any backward movement of the seat. After several tries, she finally turns and asks if that’s me that she keeps hitting. I’m not sure how you’re supposed to respond to that question.
Anyway, I’m on a Airbus A320, so the galley is at the back. When the flight attendants take the drink cart out, I head back to stand in the galley. This gives me a relatively private, large open space for a good 45 minutes. This is great way to fly if you haven’t tried it. You’ve got lots of room to move around. The only problems are that you have to stand and you have to keep telling people that you’re not in line for the bathroom. I’m standing there, playing solitaire on my phone when another lady walks in and stands beside me.
“I’m not waiting for the bathroom”, I say.
“Oh, me neither”
“You must hate your seat too?”
“Are they smaller on United?”
“Yes!”
“Well”, she says, “Today was a beautiful day.”
“Yes, very nice. Now I’m headed back to Portland where it will rain for the next 6 months.”
“Oh, no it won’t!”, she protested.
“Oh yes it will.”
About this time, her ?boyfriend? pops around and she says to him, “This guy says it’s going to rain in Portland for the next 6 months.”
He says to me, “Don’t tell her that, I’ve been trying to get her to move to Portland.”
As those of you in Portland saw this morning, what was it doing? That’s right, raining!
Never doubt my power!
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